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Recognised as Colour

#72ECFF

  • #72ECFF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#72ECFF is a cyan with RGB values 114, 236, 255 and HSL 188°, 100%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#72ECFF#72ECFF
HEX#72ECFF
RGBrgb(114, 236, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.9255, 1
RGB percentages44.7%, 92.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(188.1, 100%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.1, 55.3%, 100%)
CMYK55.3%, 7.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,531,775
CSS custom property--colour: #72ECFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.16:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#8D1300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAE4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5D4FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00F5F2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.4Sky blue · ΔE 16.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.5Powder blue · ΔE 18.9Light blue · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 16.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8572
Analogous#72FFCB, #72A6FF
Triadic#FF72EC, #ECFF72
Split complementary#FF72A6, #FFCB72
Tetradic#CB72FF, #FF8572, #A5FF72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8FAFF
Lighter +10%#A5F3FF
Darker −10%#3FE5FF
Darker −20%#0CDEFF
Darker −30%#00BBD8
Darker −40%#008FA5
More saturated +25%#72ECFF
Less saturated −25%#84DFED

Channel breakdown

R114
G236
B255
Red114 (44.7%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue188.09°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G EC · B FF

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